BASEBALL: Michigan outfielder Michael O'Neill was named the Big Ten player of the week Monday, while left-handed pitcher Evan Hill is the freshman of the week. Both players helped the Wolverines to a 3-1 record at the recent Snowbird Invitational in Port Charlotte, Fla. O'Neill hit .474 with five runs and five stolen bases in four games. Hill earned his second straight win on the mound in a 11-0 shutout of Saint Louis. He struck out four and allowed just two hits in six innings.

GYMNASTICS: Michigan's Joanna Sampson and Shelby Gies are the Big Ten women's gymnast of the week and event specialist of the week. The duo combined for all four event titles and the all-around win in a 197.300-194.875 victory over Michigan State on Saturday.

LACROSSE: Detroit Mercy midfielder Zaynib Hamze is the Atlantic Sun Conference's defensive player of the week. In an 11-10 loss to host Marquette on Sunday, Hamze led UDM with three goals and an assist.

OBITUARY: Former Michigan State defensive back John Delane Wilson died Saturday at age 81. Wilson was a defensive back on MSU teams that won national championships in 1951 and 1952. He was inducted into the MSU Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

SOCCER: The Western Michigan men's team hired Josh Ross as an assistant coach. Ross served under Broncos first-year head coach Chad Wiseman for three years at Olivet College in a similar role.

SOFTBALL: Grand Valley State (3-1) won two games at the NTC Spring Games in Clermont, Fla., defeating Dowling, 5-3, and Georgian Court, 6-0. Kayleigh Bertram was 4-for-7 on the day with two RBIs.

VOLLEYBALL: Central Michigan hired Mitch Kallick as an assistant coach. Kallick has 10 years of coaching experience, including stops at Maryland and his alma mater, New York University. ... Eastern Michigan hired Nicasio Paquiz Jr. as an assistant coach. Paquiz was an assistant coach at Michigan Tech.